Mayor chairs review meet for wards in city

Mangaluru: As per a resolution adopted during the recently held council meeting of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), mayor Premanand Shetty held the first meeting for 15 wards of the city on Monday.
The council meeting on May 31 had decided to hold review meetings with corporators of 15 wards and officials in a week.
Four meetings will be held in a month to cover all the 60 wards and the first meeting was held for wards 31 to 45 on Monday.
During the meet, members raised the issue of Mescom, GAIL, Kudcemp, telecom companies and other agencies digging roads and leaving the area unrestored. As a result, roads in many areas are filled with pits and trenches causing inconvenience to pedestrians and motorists, the members said.
The mayor directed officials of various agencies present to take necessary measures. He also warned of action in cases of laxity. “Do not take up new work without completing the restoration of a previous one,” Shetty said.
MCC commissioner Akshy Sridhar said the work should not cause inconvenience to the public. On black spots in the city where people dump waste, the commissioner said CCTV cameras will be placed at all such identified locations.
To various other issues related to the supply of drinking and encroachment of footpaths by vendors in the city, the mayor and commissioner directed officials to take necessary action.
Deputy mayor Sumangala Rao, members of wards 31 – 45 and officials of the MCC, GAIL, Kudcemp and Mangaluru Smart City Limited were present.